incommensurable — [ ɛ̃kɔmɑ̃syrabl ] adj. • 1361, rare av. XVIIIe; bas lat. incommensurabilis 1 ♦ Math. Se dit de grandeurs qui n ont pas de mesure commune, dont le rapport ne peut donner de nombre entier ni fractionnaire. ⇒ irrationnel. La racine carrée de 2 est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Incommensurable — In com*men su*ra*ble, a. [Pref. in not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incommensurable — [in΄kə men′shoor ə bəl, in΄kə men′sərə bəl] adj. [LL incommensurabilis: see IN 2 & COMMENSURABLE] 1. that cannot be measured or compared by the same standard or measure; without a common standard of comparison 2. not worthy of comparison [a… … English World dictionary
incommensurable — (adj.) 1550s, from M.Fr. incommensurable or directly from M.L. incommensurabilis, from in not, opposite of, without (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L.L. commensurabilis, from L. com with + mensurabilis measurable, from mensurare to measure (see … Etymology dictionary
Incommensurable — In com*men su*ra*ble, n. One of two or more quantities which have no common measure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incommensurable — index different, disparate, disproportionate, inapplicable, incommensurate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incommensurable — Incommensurable. adj. de tout genre. Se dit de deux quantitez qui n ont point d aliquote commune. Le costé d un quarré & sa diagonale sont incommensurables … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
incommensurable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to be judged or measured by the same standards. 2) Mathematics (of numbers) in a ratio that cannot be expressed by means of integers. DERIVATIVES incommensurability noun … English terms dictionary
INCOMMENSURABLE — adj. des deux genres T. d’Arithmétique et de Géométrie Qui n’a point de commune mesure, en parlant de Deux quantités. La racine carrée de 2 est incommensurable avec l’unité. Le côté d’un carré et sa diagonale sont incommensurables. La… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
incommensurable — (in ko mman su ra bl ) adj. 1° Terme d arithmétique et de géométrie. Se dit de deux quantités qui n ont point de commune mesure. La racine carrée de 2 est incommensurable avec l unité, ou, plus simplement, est incommensurable, parce qu il n y a … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
